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The Issues
- What is the role of global firms in emerging economies?
- How should governments in an emerging economy deal with global firms?
- What is the scope for dialogue between global firms and non-governmental organizations?
- What should academia be doing?
Inaugural Conference: Global Business and Global Poverty
presented by: the Center for Global Business and the Economy
In the past two decades, India and China have made tremendous economic gains, raising the standard of living for many residents and improving their domestic business climates. "It's a reasonable guess that much of the growth in world markets is going to come in the third world in the foreseeable future," economist John McMillan told the audience attending the Global Business and Global Poverty Conference, held May 19. "At least some multinational corporations have awakened to the fact that it's in their interests to pay attention to what's going on in the third world."
To explore the role of global firms in emerging economies striving to break through this poverty, leaders of corporations, government, and nonprofits from four continents gathered for the conference, the first major program sponsored by the Center for Global Business and the Economy at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. (May 19) Article
Speakers
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Mukesh Ambani
David Brady
Edward W. Barnholt
The Lord Browne of Madingley
John Gunn
Daniel Litvin
Trevor Manuel
Raymond C. Offenheiser
Vinod Khosla
Muhammad Yunus
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